What Happened To Opera?

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2. Perhaps you think of this guy…it’s cool. We all do.

3. You might even go here. Let’s face it, Bugs got it going ON.

4. Here’s where we might get you. The closest thing to opera that still exists today from the list above…is Bugs. Well, at least, kind of. See, much like Pop Culture, the opera world has become aesthetically oriented. Follow me:

5. This is what the reigning queen of opera looks like. Renee Fleming.

27. Just look how cool productions are these days. THIS IS WHAT OPERA LOOKS LIKE.

28. And these are just the famous ones! There’s a whole army of would-be models coming up behind them!

…but what happened to all of the more voluptuous singers? Oh, they’re still here, facing more scrutiny everyday for their looks, instead of focusing on the magnificent sounds coming out their mouths. But they’re not going anywhere. And boy, do singers LOVE them. They produce sounds that other beings aren’t capable of creating. It’s like magic. Every. Freakin’. Time. There are some things that just can’t be done without a sturdy singer.

29. Dolora Zajick. Do. Not. Mess. With. Dolora Zajick.

O don fatale - Verdi’s Don Carlo. You would need to stand back 50 feet to listen to this comfortably. Her sound punches you in the face. Seriously. Saw her sing a Cavalleria Rusticana once, walked out with a bloody nose and chipped incisor.

This is to what I was referring earlier up on Joyce DiDonato’s picture. There are lyric mezzos, like Joyce; what you’d call a standard mezzo, like Elina; then you have the dramatic mezzos, like Dolora here. PUNCH YO FACE.

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